CN100351736C

CN100351736C - Electronic apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN100351736C
Application number: CNB2005101381270A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 所昌高; 板仓广明; 钉宫哲也; 川村法靖
Original assignee: Toshiba Corp
Current assignee: Toshiba Corp
Priority date: 2004-12-22
Filing date: 2005-12-22
Publication date: 2007-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 2025-12-22
Also published as: JP2006178716A; US20060133026A1; EP1674971A2; JP4537843B2; US7457124B2; CN1794133A

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a main body housing having a corner portion in its rear, a display section, and a hinge device which rotatively movably connects the display section to the main body housing. The corner portion projects outward more than a side wall of the display section placed in a closed position with respect to the main body housing.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates to for example notebook computer of a kind of electronic equipment, particularly relate to a kind of shell structure that is used for electronic equipment.

Background technology

In recent years, the electronic installation for example weight and the thickness of notebook computer have been required to reduce, so that improve their portability.

But, electronic installation may fall, perhaps may with collisions such as desk.Therefore, wish that portable electron device has the housing that improves intensity.

In order to improve the intensity of housing, proposed to be used for the safeguard structure of housing, it comprises corner that is arranged in housing and the protector of being made up of bedding and padding.For example, U.S. Patent No. 5583742 discloses such housing.

But, because the increase of its intensity, housing directly is subjected to owing to the impact that notebook computer falls or collisions such as it and desk cause, and can not absorb this impact.

This impact may damage and be contained in for example matrix of the interior device of housing.Be not contained in for example matrix of the interior device of housing and preferably do not damage.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of electronic equipment, this electronic equipment can prevent that the internal part of body shell is impaired.

In order to realize this purpose, one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of electronic equipment, and it comprises: body shell, and this body shell has the corner part at its rear portion; The display part; And hinge means, this hinge means makes the display part be connected rotationally with body shell.Compare the more outside protrusion of corner part with the sidewall of the display part in the closed position with respect to body shell.

In this structure, corner part along periphery than the more outside protrusion in display part in the closed position.Therefore, even electronic installation falls, corner part can the other parts of body shell with contact with this floor etc. before floor etc. contacts.

Therefore, corner part can absorb owing to fall the impact that causes.Even electronic installation falls, this structure also can reduce to pass to the buckles that is contained in the device in the body shell.

Technical scheme of the present invention is as follows:

According to the present invention, a kind of electronic equipment is provided, comprising: body shell, this body shell has the corner part at its rear portion; The display part; And hinge means, this hinge means makes the display part be connected rotationally with body shell; It is characterized in that body shell has: the first side wall; Second sidewall, this second sidewall and the first side wall adjacency, and this second sidewall is than the more outside protrusion of the first side wall; First rear wall; And second rear wall, this second rear wall and the first rear wall adjacency, and this second rear wall is than the more outside protrusion of first rear wall, second rear wall forms corner part with second sidewall, with respect to the body shell corner part than the more outside protrusion of the sidewall of display part in the closed position, hinge means is arranged in the corner part, and first gap results between the hinge means and second sidewall, and second gap results between the hinge means and second rear wall.

Preferably, first strengthens wall is formed in the body shell, and is arranged in first gap; And second strengthen wall and be formed in the body shell, and be arranged in second gap.

Below instructions other purpose of the present invention and advantage have been described, and these purposes and advantage part is by instructions obviously as can be known, perhaps can understand by implementing the present invention.Objects and advantages of the present invention can realize with combination by the means that hereinafter particularly point out and obtain.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawing that is included in the instructions and constitutes the part of instructions has been represented embodiments of the invention, and is used from general description that provides above and following detailed description one to embodiment and explains principle of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the skeleton view of the notebook computer of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the amplification view of the left side corner part of the notebook computer shown in the presentation graphs 1;

Fig. 3 is the planimetric map of the left side corner part of the notebook computer shown in Fig. 1, has wherein removed the upper housing of body shell;

Fig. 4 is the skeleton view of the left side corner part of the notebook computer shown in Fig. 1, has wherein removed the upper housing of body shell; And

Fig. 5 is near the skeleton view of left side corner part of expression notebook computer when the display unit shown in Fig. 1 places its off-position.

Embodiment

Referring to figs. 1 to 5, will introduce the electronic equipment of the embodiment of the invention with the notebook computer example below.

Fig. 1 has represented notebook computer 10.As shown in Figure 1, notebook computer 10 comprises basic computer 20 and display part 40.

Basic computer 20 comprise body shell 21 and this body shell 21 of packing in device for example fan assembly 22 and matrix.The shape of body shell 21 is similar to flat box.Body shell 21 comprises bottom enclosure 23 and upper housing 24.

Bottom enclosure 23 has diapire 23a, antetheca 23b, rear wall 23c, left side wall 23d and right side wall 23e.

Upper housing 24 is connected on the bottom enclosure 23, so that cover the opening that is formed at bottom enclosure 23 upper ends.Upper housing 24 has upper wall 24a, antetheca 24b, rear wall 24c, left side wall 24d and right side wall 24e.Upper wall 24a provides keyboard 26.

When upper housing 24 was connected on the bottom enclosure 23, antetheca 23b and 24b alignd mutually.Equally,

rear wall

23c and 24c align mutually.Equally,

left side wall

23d and 24d align mutually.Equally,

right side wall

23e and 24e align mutually.

Antetheca 23b and 24b constitute the antetheca 21b of body shell 21.Rear

wall

23c and 24c constitute the rear wall 21c of body shell 21.

Left side wall

23d and 24d constitute the left side wall 21d of body shell 21.

Right side wall

23e and 24e constitute the right side wall 21e of body shell 21.

According to the present invention, antetheca 21b, rear wall 21c, left side wall 21d and right side wall 21e constitute the sidewall 25 of body shell.The meaning of sidewall 25 is peripheral walls of body shell 21.

Left side corner part 31 is formed at the left end place of the rear portion broad ways of body shell 21.Right hand corner part 32 is formed at the right-hand member place of the rear portion broad ways of body shell 21.In left side corner part 31, rear wall 21c and left side wall 21d are continuous.In right hand corner part 32, rear wall 21c and right side wall 21e are continuous.

Display part 40 comprises display part housing 41 and display panels 42.Display panels 42 is packed in the display part housing 41.Display panels 42 has the screen 42a of display image.Screen 42a exposes from display part housing 41 by the opening 41a that is formed at display part housing 41 front portions.

Display part 40 is connected with basic computer 20 by the described hinge means 50 in back.Display part 40 can be rotated between open position P1 and off-position P2 with respect to basic computer 20.

At open position P1, upwards erect from basic computer 20 display part 40, thereby expose keyboard 26 and screen 42a.Fig. 1 represents that display part 40 is shown in an open position P1.At off-position P2, display part 40 is placed on the top of basic computer 20, so that from top overlay keyboard 26.Fig. 5 has represented the display part 40 of P2 in the closed position.

Display part housing 41 has first wall 43, second wall 44, the 3rd wall 45, wall 46, left side wall 47 and right side wall 48.When display part 40 was shown in an open position P1, first wall 43 forward.Opening 41a is formed in the first wall 43.When display part 40 was shown in an open position P1, second wall 44 backwards.When display part 40 was shown in an open position P1, the 3rd wall 45 up.When display part 40 was shown in an open position P1, wall 46 down.

Therefore, when 40 P2 in the closed position of display part, second wall 44 up.When 40 P2 in the closed position of display part, the 3rd wall 45 forward.When 40 P2 in the closed position of display part, wall 46 backwards.Third and

fourth wall

45 and 46 and left side wall and

right side wall

47 and 48 constitute the sidewall 100 of display part housings 41.Sidewall 100 is peripheral walls of display part housing 41.

Fig. 2 is the amplification view of the left side corner part 31 of expression body shell 21, and pull down from this body shell 21 display part 40.Fig. 3 is the planimetric map of inside of the left side corner part 31 of expression body shell 21, and pull down from this body shell 21 upper housing 24 and display part 40.Fig. 4 is the skeleton view of left side corner part 31 inside of expression body shell 21, and pull down from this body shell 21 upper housing 24 and display part 40.Shown in Fig. 2,3 and 4, hinge means 50 is packed in the corner part 31 of left side.

In the present embodiment, hinge means 50 is also packed in the right hand corner part 32.Pack into the left side and right

hand corner part

31 and 32 in hinge means 50 same structure can be arranged.

Hinge means 50 comprises carriage 51 and axle 52.As shown in Figure 3, carriage 51 for example utilizes

screw

53 and 54 to be fixed on the diapire 23a of body shell 21.

Carriage 51 has extension 55 and vertical wall 56.Extend towards left side wall 21d extension 55.Vertically the basic and left side wall 21d in 55 top erects wall 56 abreast from the extension.The first gap O1 results between vertical wall 56 and the left side wall 21d.The second gap O2 results between carriage 51 and the rear wall 21c.

Extend towards right side wall 21e the extension 55 that is loaded on the carriage 51 in the right hand corner part 32.Equally, the vertical wall 56 that is loaded on the carriage 51 in the right hand corner part 32 is erect along right side wall 21e substantially.The first gap O1 also is formed at right side wall 21e and is loaded between the vertical wall 56 of the carriage 51 in the right hand corner part 32.The second gap O2 similarly forms.

Axle 52 is connected with carriage 51 with display part 40.One end of axle 52 is connected with carriage 51.As shown in Figure 1, hinge fraction 49 bottom (being positioned at wall 46 sides) that is arranged in display part housing 41 locate and with hinge means 50 corresponding positions.

Hinge fraction 49 protrudes from wall 46.Therefore, groove part 27 is formed in the body shell 21, and like this, hinge fraction 49 can be packed in the groove part 27.As shown in Figure 3, axle 52 stretches in the groove part 27 from left side and right hand corner part 31 and 32.The other end of axle 52 is connected with hinge fraction 49.This structure makes display part 40 to rotate with respect to basic computer 20.

To introduce the structure of left side and right

hand corner part

31 and 32 below in detail.At first will introduce the structure of left side corner part 31.Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, left side wall 21d has first left side wall 61 and second left side wall 62.Second left side wall 62 forms the part of left side corner part 31.First left side wall 61 is corresponding to the whole left side wall 21d except second left side wall 62.Just, first left side wall 61 is positioned at the front portion of left side corner part 31.First left side wall 61 is the first side walls of the present invention.Second left side wall 62 is second sidewalls of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, first left side wall 61 extends along fore-and-aft direction substantially.Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, second left side wall 62 has sloping portion 62a and parallel portion 62b.Sloping portion 62a and first left side wall, 61 adjacency.Sloping portion 62a outwards recedes.The rear end adjacency of parallel portion 62b and sloping portion 62a.Parallel portion 62b extends along fore-and-aft direction substantially.Therefore, parallel portion 62b is positioned at the outside of first left side wall 61.

Rear wall 21c has first rear wall 63 and second rear wall 64.Second rear wall 64 forms the part of left side or right hand corner part 31 or 32.First rear wall 63 is corresponding to the whole rear wall 21c except second rear wall 64.

First rear wall 63 extends along the Width of body shell 21 substantially.Second rear wall 64 has sloping portion 64a and parallel portion 64b.Sloping portion 64a and first rear wall, 63 adjacency.Sloping portion 64a protrudes near its left-hand end the time gradually backward; Sloping portion 64a forms the part of left side corner part 31.

Parallel portion 64b and sloping portion 64a adjacency.Parallel portion 64b is basically parallel to Width.The parallel portion 64b adjacency of the parallel portion 62b of second left side wall 62 and second rear wall 64.Junction between the parallel portion 64b of the parallel portion 62d of second left side wall 62 and second rear wall 64 resembles one section circular arc when seeing from above.

Fan 22 is contained near the corner part 31 of left side.

To introduce right hand corner part 32 below.Right hand corner part 32 is configured to like this, i.e. left side and right

hand corner part

31 and 32 lateral symmetry.

As shown in Figure 1, right side wall 21e has first right side wall 81 and second right side wall 82.Second right side wall 82 forms the part of right hand corner part 32.First right side wall 81 is corresponding to the whole right side wall 21e except second right side wall 82.Just, first right side wall 81 is positioned at the front portion of right hand corner part 32.First right side wall 81 is the first side walls of the present invention.Second right side wall 82 is second sidewalls of the present invention.

First right side wall 81 extends along the fore-and-aft direction of body shell 21 substantially.Second right side wall 82 has sloping portion 82a and parallel portion 82b.Sloping portion 82a and first right side wall, 81 adjacency.Sloping portion 82a near its rear end the time gradually along circumferentially outwards protruding.The rear end adjacency of parallel portion 82b and sloping portion 82a.Parallel portion 82b extends along fore-and-aft direction.Therefore, parallel portion 82b is positioned at the outside of first right side wall 81.

The sloping portion 64a that forms second rear wall 64 of right hand corner part 32 protrudes near its right-hand member the time backward.The parallel portion 64b adjacency of second rear wall 64 of the part of the parallel portion 82b of second right side wall 82 and formation right hand corner part 32.Connection between the parallel portion 64b of the parallel portion 82b of second right side wall 82 and second rear wall 64 resembles one section circular arc when seeing from above.

Left side wall 23d forms corresponding with first and second

left side walls

61 and 62 with 24d.

Right side wall 23e forms corresponding with first and second

right side walls

81 and 82 with 24e.Rear wall 23c forms corresponding with first

rear wall

63 and 64 with 24c.Fig. 5 is the skeleton view of left side corner part 31 when seeing from behind, and wherein display part 40 places off-position P2.Partly as shown in Figure 5, when 40 P2 in the closed position of display part, the outside surface of first left side wall 61 vertically substantially aligns with the outside surface of the left side wall 47 of display part housing 41.And although not shown, the outside surface of first right side wall 81 vertically substantially aligns with the outside surface of the right side wall 48 of display part housing 41.When 40 P2 in the closed position of display part, the outside surface of first rear wall 63 vertically substantially aligns with the outside surface of the wall 46 of display part housing 41.

The outside surface of second left side wall 62 is along circumferentially than the more outside protrusion of outside surface of the left side wall 47 of display part housing 41.The outside surface of second rear wall 64 is along circumferentially than the more outside protrusion of outside surface of the wall 46 of display part housing 41.Just, than the more outside protrusion of corner part 40a of display part 40, this corner part 40a's left side corner part 31 vertically aligns with left side corner part 31 along circumferentially.

Identical with left side corner part 31, than the more outside protrusion of the corner part of display part 40, this corner part vertically aligns with right hand corner part 32 right hand corner part 32 along circumferentially.

The first gap O1 results between the

parallel portion

62b and 82b of vertical wall 56 and each second left side and right side wall 62 and 82.The second gap O2 results between the parallel portion 64b and carriage 51 of second rear wall 64.

Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, strengthen

wall

91 and 92 and be formed on the diapire 23a of body shell 21.First strengthens wall 91 places the first gap O1.The first enhancing wall 91 is protruding upward.Second strengthens wall 92 places the second gap O2.The second enhancing wall 92 is protruding upward.

Strengthening wall

91 and 92 has the xsect of basic T shape.

In this structure, left side and right

hand corner part

31 and 32 are along circumferentially outwards protruding.Therefore, even notebook computer 10 is fallen, in body shell 21, left side or right

hand corner part

31 or 32 at first contact with floor etc. probably so.

Therefore, left side or right

hand corner part

31 or 32 absorb owing to fall the impact that causes.Therefore, even notebook computer 10 is fallen, also can reduce to pass to for example buckles of fan assembly 22 of the device that is loaded in the body shell 21.This can reduce again installing for example infringement of fan assembly 22.

And left side and right

hand corner part

31 and 32 edges are circumferentially than the display part 40 more outside protrusions that place off-position P2.Therefore, even notebook computer 10 is fallen, left side and right hand corner part 31 with 32 probably body shell 21 except left side and right

hand corner part

31 and 32 part and display part 40 with just contact before floor etc. contacts with floor etc.Just, the present invention can prevent that body shell 21 from first contacting with floor etc. with part and display part 40 the right

hand corner part

31 and 32 except the left side.

Therefore, left side and right

hand corner part

31 or 32 absorb owing to fall the impact that causes.Therefore, even notebook computer 10 is fallen, also can reduce to pass to the device that is contained in the body shell 21 for example buckles of fan assembly 22 and the buckles that passes to display part 40.This can eliminate again installing fan assembly 22 for example and to the infringement of display part 40.

And, form gap O1 and O2 and will make owing to the impact of falling generation is not easy to pass to hinge means 50.This has eliminated the infringement to hinge means 50.

And, strengthen

wall

91 and 92 as interfering material.This prevents that hinge means 50 and second left side and

right side wall

62 and 82 and second rear wall 64 from bumping.

This prevents that second left side wall is impaired owing to contacting with hinge means 50 with 82 and second rear wall 64 with right side wall 62.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that attendant advantages and version.Therefore, the present invention its broad aspect be not limited to here shown in and described specific detail and each embodiment.Therefore, under the situation that does not break away from the invention overall spirit determined by the equivalent of accessory claim and they or scope, can carry out various variations.

Claims

1. electronic equipment comprises:

Body shell (21), this body shell have the corner part (31,32) at its rear portion;

Display part (40); And

Hinge means (50), this hinge means make display part (40) be connected rotationally with body shell (21);

It is characterized in that body shell (21) has:

The first side wall (61,81); Second sidewall (62,82), this second sidewall and the first side wall (61,81) adjacency, and this second sidewall is than the more outside protrusion of the first side wall (61,81); First rear wall (63); And second rear wall (64), this second rear wall (64) and first rear wall (63) adjacency, and this second rear wall is than the more outside protrusion of first rear wall (63), and second rear wall (64) forms corner part (31,32) with second sidewall (62,82),

With respect to sidewall (100) the more outside protrusion of body shell (21) corner part (31,32) than the display part (40) of (P2) in the closed position,

Hinge means (50) is arranged in the corner part (31,32),

First gap (O1) results between hinge means (50) and second sidewall (62,82), and

Second gap (O2) results between hinge means (50) and second rear wall (64).

2. electronic equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: first strengthens wall (91) is formed in the body shell (21), and is arranged in first gap (O1); And

Second strengthens wall (92) is formed in the body shell (21), and is arranged in second gap (O2).